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Lore - Yokai Pin Collection

Created by tinygh0stt and guarded_belief

Enamel Pins - Symbols and Yokai

Latest Updates from Our Project:

PRINT + SHIPPING UPDATE
about 2 years ago – Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 04:10:45 PM

Quick Update!!

Prints - 2 prints kept being misprinted so in order to keep everything from being even further delayed I have retconned those 2 mini prints and instead upgraded 3 to be a larger size. Everyone is still receiving 4 prints each and 12 vinyl stickers.


SHIPPING

I (tinygh0stt) have done printing and shipping on my own so because of the amount of backing cards for each pins and individual packing of pins and prints, I am shipping out orders in 3 waves. Some orders have been shipped out already so keep an eye out for the labels/tracking to be updated! 


We are finally at the end of the line so expect each pin at your door soon and thank you for sticking with us and making this project come to life!!!


-TinyGh0stt & Guarded_Belief


END OF THE LINE!!!!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Jan 04, 2022 at 08:14:23 PM

I finally FINALLY received the last shipment of pins. 


Initially I had discovered a discrepancy in the Oni pins and had them remake it but they have since been fixed.

Because the original Oni order was sent incorrectly, I have quite a few pins with yellow ears instead of red. Those will be posted on the shop after my kickstarter orders have been sent out!


CURRENTLY ALL KICKSTARTER ORDERS WILL BE BACKED AND PREPPED THIS WEEK  (backing cards, plastic sleeve, etc.) 

Hopefully FIRST GROUP WILL BE LABELED AND SHIPPED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.


We're at the final stretch! Can't wait for you to get them!


tinygh0stt and guarded_belief

TIMING UPDATES :3 and stickers
over 2 years ago – Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 12:32:20 PM

Hello everyone! Quick update on the project!!!

Most of the pins have been sent out to me via UPS. I have received tracking so I will keep an eye out on that. The shipment was sent 29 Nov 2021.

Looks like it will still be a week or two before it gets to me as I've received notice from both UPS and USPS that shipping is delayed for the holidays. Still I am hopeful things will at least be arriving before years end.

Unfortunately, one of our designs had some problems during mass production and the batch was flawed. The factory will be remaking this design at once and will be shipped out once its finished.


(Blocked out the sellers info since I'm screenshotting them.)


This means a bigger delay than anticipated and for that we both deeply apologize.

We will absolutely keep you updated as we go.

NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS!

The freebie stickers have arrived and are in quite good condition!
They are vinyl, which means they can be stuck on cars and other outdoor things and should theoretically be weather resistant. I'm going to try one on my post box to test that theory hehe.


That being said, it's a waiting game for everything to arrive and be sent out.
Hope you all have a wonderful December!


Tinygh0stt and Guarded_belief

Manu update/shipping, etc.
over 2 years ago – Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 01:38:15 AM

Good evening everyone!!!

I reached out to my manufacturer to ask if there is an ETA in shipping since things seem to be running behind in production. I have some concerns with shipping since the postal service announced in September that it has slowed significantly. However, my manufacturer has told me shipping from the production house to me should be sometime around this week. This means I will hopefully receive it within 12 business days of it leaving the warehouse, provided that everything goes fairly smoothly.

Due to this, I am just waiting for the pins to get shipped to me (tinyghost) before I immediately turn around and ship them directly to you.

If you have received an email from BackerKit saying items are shipping soon that statement is false. I will update you here once the pins are physically with me and when shipping out commences.

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Given the circumstances, I wanted to once again extend both my and guarded_beliefs gratitude for joining us on this first ever Kickstarter journey.

Now that we have learned an enormous amount from this project, we are super confident in any future projects we may launch and creating a more accurate timeline with the new USPS protocols and the manufacturer response times. If there are more things you would like to see from us aside from pins, please feel free to comment or reach out to us.

We appreciate you and your support. We have been incredibly overwhelmed by your patience, understanding and support of these two goofball artists. Thank you so much.


<3 tinyghost

guarded belief

SURVEYS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 28TH || PIN PREVIEWS AND EDITS
over 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 05:51:42 PM

Hello everyone, 

A reminder to please fill out your survey if you have not done so already!

Here are the photo previews of samples so far!!!! 


!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!! Both the blue fox (human and kitsune version) are having a few colors changed due to manufacturer error and inconsistencies. The Oni Mask has also been switched to Black Nickel metal due to color inconsistencies. 

The following photos are from my manufacturer, once I approve and receive the orders, I will take photos with better lighting for you all:

ABOVE ARE THE *****APPROVED AND COMPLETED PINS*******


Below are all the ones in progress

the fox sample here had many errors so I readjusted the colors and made sure to reiterate the tail color is consistent throughout.


The Oni Mask has arguably had the most errors when working with my manu. I ended up deciding to switch to Black nickel metal so the colors would not look too weird next to the gold. I also adjusted the yellow again to a more desaturated orange-y yellow since the other ones I chose were either too light or too highlighter-y. Final sample should be out soon since I ordered the final image 9/16/2021.

Lastly the fox version had color discrepancies as well. I fixed this by trading in the grey to all a dark, rich blue color like in the adjusted image. The next sample should be a lot more consistent and I should be receiving a preview in a few days.

-tinygh0stt


Remember: fill out your surveys within the next week before orders are locked! 

Do you have a favorite design? If so, feel free to comment below :3


-tinygh0stt & guarded_belief